Read Write Now (Albany)

Read Write Now is a community-based volunteer organisation that offers free one-on-one tutoring for adults who want to improve their reading, writing, maths, study or basic computer skills. The program has been operating in Western Australia since 1977. The program offers literacy help from trained volunteer tutors who teach according to individuals circumstances and needs. Adult learners will meet with their tutor for about an hour and a half each week in a public venue or online. Approximately 500 students work with over 400 trained volunteer tutors annually to achieve their personal and professional goals. Literacy is a life skill that some adults in our community have missed out on due to interrupted schooling, sickness, leaving the education system at a young age or due to having a learning disability. Low literacy levels can restrict adults to low paying jobs and limit opportunities for training or promotion. Perpetuating cycles of low literacy in families can also occur, along with social exclusion a